last night
"last-night" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“last night” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The evening or night immediately before the present. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Corpus desk
Index EN-last-night · last night · English
last night · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | last night |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “last night” in English
Rare enough to double-check
last night is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The evening or night immediately before the present. (This entry is a translation hub.)".
last night has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is last night, spelled L-A-S-T- -N-I-G-H-T.
Definition
- 1The evening or night immediately before the present. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how last night appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He said he didn't get any sleep last night and I know he hadn't gotten much the previous night.
Last night was wonderful. Can I see you again?
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.